The Wiz 2021 revival | Musical behind-the-scenes

The cast and company of the eagerly anticipated revival of The Wiz came together for a photoshoot, and The Umbrella Rooms were there to mark the occasion.

The piece is a twist on the multi-Tony Award-winning '70s musical, which is penned by Charlie Smalls and William F Brown and is based on L Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz.

Appearing will be Cherelle Wiliams (she/her, The Lion King) as Dorothy, Tarik Frimpong (he/him, Aladdin) as Scarecrow, Llewellyn Graham (he/him, making his professional debut) as Tin Man, Jonathan Andre (he/him, The Lion King) as Lion, Cameron Bernard Jones (he/him, South Pacific) as The Wiz, Anelisa Lamola (she/her, The Color Purple) as Addaperle, Bree Smith (she/her, West Side Story) as Aunt Em and Glinda, Kofi Dennis (he/him, Romeo and Juliet) as Lord High and Ashh Blackwood (she/her, Horrible Histories) as Evillene.

The ensemble will feature Andile Mabhena (he/him), Shayna McPherson (she/her), Dylan Gordon-Jones (he/him), Samantha Shuma (she/her), Marisha Morgan (she/her).

[ssnn]

this is so AWESOME I was part of the cast in 1996 in the Wiz show Johannesburg.. miss all the guys

[joejoe]

I hope they don't change the music too much! The Wiz soundtrack is one of my favorite musical soundtracks ever!!